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Columbus, OH vs Ann Arbor, MI

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Highlights
- Ann Arbor is 0% more densely populated than Columbus.
- People are 10.4% less likely to be married in Ann Arbor.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years younger in Ann Arbor.
People
 Columbus, OHAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Population898,143122,731329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%50.7%50.5%
 Male Population49.0%49.3%49.5%
 Median Age32.527.538.4
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 Population - 2010790,942114,197309,327,143
 Population - 2000711,470114,024285,036,114
 Population - 1990632,910109,592251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now27.0%4.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now42.8%8.8%30.8%
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 Population Density4,104.94,398.593.4
 Land Area218.827.93,531,905.4
 Water Area5.90.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbus, OHAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%3.9%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.3%3.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%3.3%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.2%2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%14.4%4.0%
 Age 21 to 246.6%17.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3420.7%17.4%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4413.4%10.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.1%7.8%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.4%3.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%4.4%6.3%
 Age 65 to 746.5%6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%3.5%4.5%
 Age 85 and over1.2%1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbus, OHAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 White53.8%67.5%59.4%
 Black29.0%6.5%12.2%
 Asian5.9%16.6%5.6%
 Native American0.1%0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.4%0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%4.2%3.2%
 Hispanic6.5%4.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbus, OHAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Married Population38.8%34.8%49.8%
     Currently Married36.7%34.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%0.4%1.8%
 Single Population61.2%65.2%50.2%
 Never Married45.4%56.5%33.8%
 Divorced11.6%6.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%2.4%5.6%
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 Household Size2.322.212.60
 Households377,64849,661124,010,992
 Family Households198,56221,74880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.6%31.0%30.5%
     Married couple, no children34.6%50.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households179,08627,91343,255,233
     Single householder, w/children25.7%9.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.1%9.3%10.8%

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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 2 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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